The Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance has established a collaborative pilot awards program. The intent of this grant mechanism is to foster new collaborative projects involving the Moffitt Cancer Center, the University of Florida Health Cancer Center and the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. This opportunity is designed to further build collaboration amongst the three centers, each of which is providing funding for the awards. Each proposal requires strong, meaningful collaboration by investigators from at least two of the three centers. These pilots should ultimately result in collaborative extramural grant applications/awards and/or clinical research studies.
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2017
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn, Gwendolyn, Ph.D.Schabath,Matthew, Ph.D. | Markham, Merry Jennifer, M.D.Hicks, Amanda, MA, Ph.D . | Seay, Julia, Ph.D.Schlumbrecht, Matthew, M.D., MPH | Developing Provider-Focused LGBT Communication Skill Building for Oncologists |
| Giuliano, Anna Ph.D. | Shenkman, Elizabeth, Ph.D. | Schlumbrecht, Matthew, M.D., MPH | Florida Increases Rates of Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (FIRST HCV) |
| NA | Sayour, Elias, M.D., Ph.D. | Jones, Patricia, M.D., MSCR | Preventative vaccination against neoantigens in MRD and premalignant settings |
| Permuth, Jennifer, Ph.D., MS Malafa, Mokenge, M.D., FACS | Trevino, Jose, M.D. | Merchant, Nipun, M.D. | The Florida Pancreas Collaborative: A Partnership Dedicated to the Early Detection and Prevention of Pancreatic Cancer |
| Forsyth, Peter, M.D. | NA | Kasahara, Noriyuki, M.D., Ph.D. | Virotherapy Combination Strategy for Glioblastoma |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2016
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellappan, Srikumar, Ph.D. | Law, Brian, Ph.D. | NA | Targeting mitotic functions of TBK1 and Cdk2 to combat cancer |
| NA | Huang, Suming, Ph.D. | Xu, Mingjiang, M.D., Ph.D. | The role of HoxBlinc INCRA in NPM1 mutation-mediated pathogens of myeloid malignancies |
| NA | Renne, Rolf, Ph.D. | Mesri, Enrique, Ph.D. | Oncogenic role of KSHV micro RNAs in cell and animal models of Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| List, Alan, M.D. Wei, Sheng, Ph.D. | NA | Hudson, Barry, M.D. Lippman, Marc, Ph.D. | RAGE signaling through the inflammasome: novel combined inflammatory therapeutic targets in cancer |
| Smalley, Keiran, Ph.D. | Licht, Jonathan, M.D. | Harbour, William, M.D. | Defining and targeting the epigenetic landscape of uveal melanoma |
| Vadaparampil, Susan Ph.D., MPH | DeGennaro, Vincent, M.D. | Hurley, Judith, M.D. George, Sophia, Ph.D. | The effect of Immigration on the development of breast cancer in women of African descent |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2015
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, Kathleen, Sc.D. | Yaghjyan, Lusine, Ph.D. | NA | Gut microflora and estrogens: a new paradigm for breast cancer risk reduction |
| Lynch, Conor, Ph.D. | Daaka, Yehia, Ph.D. | Burnstein, Kerry, Ph.D. | Role of AVPR1a in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer |
| NA | O’Dell, Walter, Ph.D. | Takita, Christine, M.D. | Modeling the patterns of breast cancer early metastases |
| Permuth, Jenny, Ph.D. Malafa, Mokenge, M.D. | Trevino, Jose, M.D. | Merchant, Nipun, M.D. | The Florida pancreas cancer collaboration: a partnership dedicated to the prevention and early detection of pancreatic cancer |
